Kejadian 37:35

37:35 All his sons and daughters stood by ¹  him to console him, but he refused to be consoled. “No,” he said, “I will go to the grave mourning my son.” ²  So Joseph’s ³  father wept for him.

Kejadian 38:23

38:23 Judah said, “Let her keep the things ⁴  for herself. Otherwise we will appear to be dishonest. ⁵  I did indeed send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”

[37:35]  ¹ tn Heb “arose, stood”; which here suggests that they stood by him in his time of grief.

[37:35]  ² tn Heb “and he said, ‘Indeed I will go down to my son mourning to Sheol.’” Sheol was viewed as the place where departed spirits went after death.

[37:35]  ³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[38:23]  ⁴ tn The words “the things” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[38:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “we will become contemptible.” The Hebrew word בּוּז (buz) describes the contempt that a respectable person would have for someone who is worthless, foolish, or disreputable.